Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-12
Several Bills Passed BY the
Senate Granting Rights
OF Way to Railways.
Omaha's Court House and
Postofice 70 be Enlarged.
ne Presidents Ke~AEs 10 the Hsues
ystolng TIE I1spendsns Penslsn BIN
+ Lisssnea % VITA KemagkAhls
AstsntIos The Message Re-
fsrrss 70 conmIitss on
InyalId Pensions.


WAsarsoroN, Reb. Ii.--8tsnfoFd In
troduoed . bill 70 provide m0ttafs and
heaVy anns for the afmsuaDts Of forts
sad ooass defenoss and vessels Of the
Unised States; FefeFred.
Mandsrson, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported e bill grant
ina The Salt Lake and Fort Douglass
Hallway Company . night Of Say
asFsas he Fort DsngIass military rsssf-
walton in Ussh.
The Senate bill sppr0priatine $780,
0l0 for the fmpFOvemenf and enlarge
msnt Of the O0aFt House and postoffss
at Omaha vas passed.
The BeHafs thea resumed ths consid-
GRAFTON Of Esds' TehsDntepec bill, and
Hoar eonaindad bic argument IN sup
port Of Il. Ths bill was fhsn laid aside
Temporarily.
DoIrh introduced bin 10 authorizs
Dalles City 10 c0nstFaot q bridge acFoss
ths Columbia river, 10 Oregon re-
feFfed.
Ths Senate bill 10 anthoFize the Bill
linQs, Olark's Fork A Cook City Railway
Company 70 oonstruet and operate Q
railway throngh the CFow Indian FeseF-
yation vas passed.
The Senate bill granting the Utah
Midland Railway Company 9 right Of
way through the UnoompahgKe and
Uaintsh reservations In Utah VA
The Senate then proceeded 10 oonsIds,
the action 10 BE- taken on the Postofics
Appropriation bill.
Plumb, the member OF the COMMITTEES
on Appropriations having charge Of the
bill. made IN explanatory statement
With the exception Of q single item, b.
said the bin 20 far as the appropriations
Of monsy vent vas tusi - Il cam.
from tts House, and that vas precisely
according 10 the estimates Of the De
paEtmenf
The House bin vas amended By In
seFtinG en- item providing that ne boxes
for collection Of mail matter By carriers
shall be placed inside OF any building
except public buildings and buildiDgl
which are freely open 70 she public dnE-
ing basiness hours, or railroad stations
The amendment as 20 transportation
Of South Aaerioan mails was not taken
up for consideration, IS il was expected
70 lead 70 debate, and the bill vas laid
aside I'LL tomorrow.
The Henats bill for negotiation with
The bhoah0he and B4nnaek tribes Of 10
ul1u1 kuE t1E tGi1IqNihutuN OF tuclf
titles to 20 much Of the land Of Fort
Hall reservation as is required for the
usea and purposes Of the Utah 4 North
efn Railway Go. and the Oregon ohsFt
LAne Halfway Co, was passed.
The House bill 10 divide the Western
Judicial District Of Afkanaas toto two
districts was passed with amendments.
The Senate bill granting ~ the State
OF California Avs per cent. Of the nat
proceeds Of the sales Of government
iands of that State, was passed--yeas
Al. nays 5. the nays being George,
Maxey, Riddie0erger, Saalsbury and
Vance.
The House bill empowering the Fort
Worth and Denver CITY railway 10 con-
etFuet and operate a railway through
Indian Territory was passed.
A m0tien % reconsider the vote PASS
ina 10 was entered by AIR. Platt. 90 tbat
he might have time 10 examine the
measure.
Adjourned sill tomorrow.